Guidance: Women in prison: standards to improve health and wellbeing The standards set out evidence-based good practice in addressing the health and wellbeing needs of women in prison.
They are designed to complement existing national and international health standards and guidance for women in prison.
The standards have been developed from a literature review of current evidence and reviewed through consultation with national and international experts. Public Health England
Friday, 9 March 2018
Employing members of the armed forces in the NHS
Employing members of the armed forces in the NHS In this evidence briefing, NHS Employers has collated employer views from across the NHS and combined them with existing research from the private sector, to develop an evidence base that highlights the benefits of employing reservists and the wider armed forces community at a local level.
Language testing for healthcare professionals
Language testing for healthcare professionals This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the English language controls for EEA and non-EEA healthcare professionals in the UK, including doctors, nurses, midwives, dental professionals and pharmaceutical professionals.
Talks on three-year pay deal for NHS staff 'positive'
Talks on three-year pay deal for NHS staff 'positive' NHS chiefs and health unions in England are understood to be close to agreeing a three-year pay deal.
Talks on an award for all health staff - except for doctors and dentists - are said to be constructive and going well.
The government has already said it would scrap the 1% cap on public sector pay, with the chancellor indicating more funding for higher wages.
Health unions are keen to negotiate a pay deal well above the cap imposed by ministers in recent years. BBC News
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Talks on an award for all health staff - except for doctors and dentists - are said to be constructive and going well.
The government has already said it would scrap the 1% cap on public sector pay, with the chancellor indicating more funding for higher wages.
Health unions are keen to negotiate a pay deal well above the cap imposed by ministers in recent years. BBC News
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Patients 'left in pain' by surgery delays
Patients 'left in pain' by surgery delays Thousands of patients in England have been left in "pain and discomfort" because of the decision to postpone operations, surgeons say.
The Royal College of Surgeons said those waiting for hip and knee surgery had been the worst affected.
Operations were put off this winter to free up beds for A&Es - and new figures have shown 40,000 fewer were done this winter than in the previous one.
Despite this A&E waits have hit their worst level for over a decade. BBC News
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The Royal College of Surgeons said those waiting for hip and knee surgery had been the worst affected.
Operations were put off this winter to free up beds for A&Es - and new figures have shown 40,000 fewer were done this winter than in the previous one.
Despite this A&E waits have hit their worst level for over a decade. BBC News
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- Over 62,000 fewer operations performed this winter, following necessary cancellations Royal College of Surgeons
Living kidney donation in UK at eight-year low, says NHS
Living kidney donation in UK at eight-year low, says NHS Health officials report ‘worrying’ fall in a year in which hundreds died waiting for a transplant
There has been a worrying decline in living kidney donation, health officials have said. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said the number of living kidney donors in the UK had dipped to an eight year low.
Living donation occurs when someone donates one of their organs, usually a kidney, to someone in need. While it is usually to a friend or family member, it also includes donating a kidney to a stranger, known as altruistic donation. Continue reading... The Guardian
There has been a worrying decline in living kidney donation, health officials have said. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said the number of living kidney donors in the UK had dipped to an eight year low.
Living donation occurs when someone donates one of their organs, usually a kidney, to someone in need. While it is usually to a friend or family member, it also includes donating a kidney to a stranger, known as altruistic donation. Continue reading... The Guardian
A&E crisis? Blame ministers, not the flu, says top doctor
A&E crisis? Blame ministers, not the flu, says top doctor Doctors are telling patients to blame politicians for the NHS’s worst winter on record – rather than the severe flu season and cold weather.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine wants people to write to their MP to complain about A&E care after a key performance target hit its lowest recorded level. The Daily Mail
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine wants people to write to their MP to complain about A&E care after a key performance target hit its lowest recorded level. The Daily Mail
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- RCEM urges patients to take action after worst ever 4hr performance figures Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- The King's Fund response to the latest NHS England monthly statistics The King's Fund
- A&E performance worst on record, official figures show The Daily Telegraph
- Doctors urge patients to write to MPs over NHS's 'serious challenges' The Guardian
- Record levels of hospital patients waiting on trollies, NHS think tank warns The Independent
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